Abstract: The present invention relates to a peeling device of sheet material for peeling off graphite, and the peeling device of sheet material according to the present invention is characterized in that a specific microchannel is used to apply a shear force required to peel off graphite, and simultaneously, various sizes of shear forces can be applied according to the sections in the microchannel, thus increasing graphene preparation efficiency.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a preparation method of graphene, capable of preparing graphene having a smaller thickness and a large area, and with reduced defect generation, by a simplified process. The preparation method of graphene includes forming dispersion including a carbon-based material including unoxidized graphite, and a dispersant; and continuously passing the dispersion through a high pressure homogenizer including an inlet, an outlet, and a micro-channel for connection between the inlet and the outlet, having a diameter in a micrometer scale, wherein the carbon-based material is exfoliated, as the material is passed through the micro-channel under application of a shear force, thereby forming graphene having a thickness in nanoscale.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal nanoplate, a method for manufacturing same, and a conductive ink composition and a conductive film comprising metal nanoplate. The metal nanoplate does not require application of a high temperature and high pressure and thus can be easily manufactured at a low temperature and at normal pressure, and a conductive film or a conductive pattern, among others, having excellent conductivity can be formed even when the conductive ink composition comprising the metal nanoplate is printed on a substrate and then heat-treated or dried at a low temperature. As a result, the metal nanoplate and the conductive ink composition comprising same can be very appropriately applied to various semiconductor elements, display devices, or when forming a conductive pattern or a conductive film for a solar cell in an environment requiring low-temperature firing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear inorganic coordination polymer and a metal complex compound which are prepared in the form of a metal nanostructure having various stereo structures and thus can be used as a catalyst or the like having an excellent activity in preparing a polyalkylene carbonate resin and the like, and a metal nanostructure and a catalyst composition comprising the same. The linear inorganic coordination polymer comprises a repeating unit having a form in which a predetermined oxalic acid derivative is coordinately bonded to a transition metal, and the metal complex compound comprises a plurality of linear inorganic coordination polymer chains and has a structure in which the plurality of polymer chains are linked to each other via a predetermined neutral ligand.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal complex compound which are prepared in the form of a metal nanostructure having various stereo structures and thus can be used as a catalyst or the like having an excellent activity in preparing a polyalkylene carbonate resin and the like, and a metal nanostructure and a catalyst composition comprising the same. The metal complex compound comprises a plurality of linear inorganic coordination polymer chains having a form in which an oxalic acid is coordinated and linked to a transition metal and the plurality of polymer chains are linked to each other via a predetermined neutral ligand.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of preparing polyaromatic oxide and polyaromatic oxide prepared thereby, wherein the method includes (a) placing a plurality of kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and water in a reactor and then stirring them; (b) increasing the temperature inside the reactor to 150 to 300° C. and then feeding a gas containing 10 wt % or more of oxygen into the reactor to increase the partial pressure of oxygen inside the reactor to 2 to 30 bar; and (c) reacting the plurality of kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbons with oxygen to oxidize the plurality of kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing hollow carbon capsules which can simply and effectively produce hollow carbon capsule by using polymer particles as soft templates and using a spray-drying method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene which comprises subjecting expanded graphite to high speed homogenization to prepare a feed solution and then subjecting the same to high pressure homogenization, thereby increasing the degree of dispersion of expanded graphite in the feed solution and so improving the efficiency of high pressure homogenization. Therefore, the present method has features that the efficiency of graphene preparation is excellent and the size of graphene to be prepared is uniform, compared with a conventional process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene using a novel block copolymer. The present invention has features that, by using the block copolymer to mediate graphene that is hydrophobic and a solvent of a feed solution that is hydrophilic, the exfoliation efficiency of graphene as well as the dispersion stability thereof can be increased during high-pressure homogenization.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially oxidized graphene and a method for preparing the same. Since the partially oxidized graphene is prepared by subjecting the partially oxidized graphite to a high pressure homogenization, the exfoliation efficiency is excellent, the inherent characteristics of graphene are maintained even without using a reduction step after exfoliation, and the dispersibility thereof in organic solvents is excellent, and thus the invention can be applied to various fields.

Abstract: Provided are an anode active material including carbon-based particles, silicon nanowires grown on the carbon-based particles, and a carbon coating layer on surfaces of the carbon-based particles and the silicon nanowires, and a method of preparing the anode active material. Since the anode active material of the present invention is used in a lithium secondary battery, physical bonding force between the carbon-based particles and the silicon nanowires may not only be increased but conductivity may also be improved. Thus, lifetime characteristics of the battery may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a preparation method of graphene, capable of preparing graphene having a smaller thickness and a large area, and with reduced defect generation, by a simplified process. The preparation method of graphene includes forming dispersion including a carbon-based material including unoxidized graphite, and a dispersant; and continuously passing the dispersion through a high pressure homogenizer including an inlet, an outlet, and a micro-channel for connection between the inlet and the outlet, having a diameter in a micrometer scale, wherein the carbon-based material is exfoliated, as the material is passed through the micro-channel under application of a shear force, thereby forming graphene having a thickness in nanoscale.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a preparation method of graphene, capable of easily preparing a graphene flake having a smaller thickness and a large area, and a dispersed composition of graphene obtained using the same. The preparation method of graphene includes applying a physical force to dispersion of a carbon-based material including graphite or a derivative thereof, and a dispersant, wherein the dispersant includes a mixture of plural kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, containing the polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides having a molecular weight of 300 to 1000 in a content of 60% by weight or more, and the graphite or the derivative thereof is formed into a graphene flake having a thickness in nanoscale under application of a physical force.

Abstract: Thermoelectric conversion materials, expressed by the following formula: Bi1-xMxCu1-wOa-yQ1yTeb-zQ2z. Here, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Cs, K, Na, Cd, Hg, Sn, Pb, Mn, Ga, In, Tl, As and Sb; Q1 and Q2 are at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se, As and Sb; x, y, z, w, a, and b are 0?x<1, 0<w<1, 0.2<a<4, 0?y<4, 0.2<b<4, 0?z<4 and x+y+z>0. These thermoelectric conversion materials may be used for thermoelectric conversion elements, where they may replace thermoelectric conversion materials in common use, or be used along with thermoelectric conversion materials in common use.

Abstract: Compound semiconductors, expressed by the following formula: Bi1-xMxCuwOa-yQ1yTeb-zQ2z. Here, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Cs, K, Na, Cd, Hg, Sn, Pb, Eu, Sm, Mn, Ga, In, Tl, As and Sb; Q1 and Q2 are at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se, As and Sb; x, y, z, w, a, and b are 0?x<1, 0<w?1, 0.2<a<4, 0?y<4, 0.2<b<4 and 0?z<4. These compound semiconductors may be used for various applications such as solar cells or thermoelectric conversion elements, where they may replace compound semiconductors in common use, or be used along with compound semiconductors in common use.

Abstract: Provided are a porous silicon-carbon composite, which includes a core including a plurality of active particles, a conductive material formed on at least a portion of surfaces of the active particles, first pores, and second pores, and a first shell layer which is coated on the core and includes graphene, wherein the active particles include a plurality of silicon particles, silicon oxide particles, or a combination thereof, the first pores are present in the core and are formed by agglomeration of the plurality of active particles, and the second pores are irregularly dispersed and present in the core, has an average particle diameter smaller than an average particle diameter of the active particles, and are spherical, a method of manufacturing the same, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the porous silicon-carbon composite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing carbon nanotubes which are capable of more effectively preparing carbon nanotubes having a uniform and fine size, and a dispersion composition of carbon nanotubes obtained using the same. The method for preparing carbon nanotube comprises the steps of: forming a dispersion comprising carbon nanotube bundles, a dispersant and a solvent; and enabling the dispersion to consecutively pass through a high pressure homogenizer, wherein the dispersant is a mixture of plural kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, and the carbon nanotube bundles are pulverized or disentangled while passing through a microchannel of the high pressure homogenizer under a shear force to form carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel dispersing agent capable of uniformly dispersing a variety of carbon-based materials in different media including aqueous solvents and a preparation method thereof, and a carbon-based material-dispersed composition including the same. The dispersing agent is a mixture of a plurality of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, and the mixture includes polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxide having a molecular weight of 300 to 1000 in an amount of 60% by weight or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conducting material composition capable of forming an electrode in which at least two kinds of carbon based materials are contained in a uniformly dispersed state to enable a battery such as a lithium rechargeable battery having more improved electrical and lifetime characteristics to be provided, and a slurry composition for forming an electrode of a lithium rechargeable battery and a lithium rechargeable battery using the same. The conducting material composition contains: at least two kinds of conductive carbon-based materials selected from the group consisting of carbon nano tube, graphene, and carbon black; and a dispersant containing a plurality kinds of poly aromatic hydrocarbon oxides, wherein the dispersant contains poly aromatic hydrocarbon oxides having a molecular weight of 300 to 1000 at a content of 60 wt. % or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a belt-shaped metal nanostructure in which a wide surface area of catalytically active material can be realized even by a relatively small amount thereof so that it shows an excellent catalytic activity, and a method for preparing same.